Mind Easing
The Three-Layered Healing Plan for Anxiety and Depression
by Bick Wanck
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Pub Date Mar 05 2019 | Archive Date Sep 28 2020
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Description
Today more than ever, everyone must be her or his own healer, and this is especially true in the management of anxiety and depression. In the first major conceptual leap in mental health care in forty years, Mind Easing's Three-Layered Healing Plan harmonizes wellness approaches, therapy, and, when needed, medicine into a safe and effective plan tailored to the needs and wishes of the individual.
Written by noted psychiatrist Bick Wanck, MD, one of the founders of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and an experienced clinician, writer, and educator, Mind Easing shows how to relieve and often resolve anxiety and depression by assisting the mind's natural ability to heal. Along with non-medicinal healing methods, Mind Easing shows how to use psychiatric medicine (if needed) safely and effectively as part of a mindfully constructed healing plan. Because some psychiatric medicines can blunt feelings and dull thinking, they can impede the flow of healing and interfere with the pleasures of living. Mind Easing suggests when and how psychiatric medicines may be stopped when they are counterproductive to healing.
Mind Easing presents a comprehensive Three-Layered Healing Plan for anxiety and depression. Some readers will find all they need in Layer One: Enhancement of Healing without needing the help of a professional. Others will benefit from Layer Two: Guidance which describes how psychotherapy, body and energy work, and spiritual guidance may be used to assist healing. Those readers who experience severe anxiety and depression will find helpful information in Layer Three: Restoration of Healing. where Dr. Wanck explains the concepts of "soft" and "hard" anxiety and depression. Soft anxiety and depression are generally caused
A Note From the Publisher
The missing link between holistic healing and conventional therapy, Mind Easing is a revolutionary program to heal "soft" as well as "hard" anxiety and depression.
Advance Praise
"Dr. Bick Wanck unveils a remarkably safe and effective approach to the relief of both 'soft' and 'hard' versions of anxiety and depression that empowers the natural flow of healing. Mind Easing offers a simple, powerful, and actionable healing plan that will help millions on their road to mental health wellness." —Mark Hyman, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine and #1 New York Times bestselling author, Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?
"Dr. Bick Wanck has written a clear, thoughtful, and well-reasoned guide to healing the troubled or injured mind. Unlike 'either/or' approaches to emotional distress, Dr. Wanck's book brings together the best medical, psychological, and spiritual approaches in a well-integrated, holistic framework. Dr. Wanck emphasizes the mind's natural healing abilities, and how best to augment them with judicious use of mindfulness, exercise, diet, and stress management—and in some instances, with 'talk therapy' or medication. I recommend this very helpful book to anyone who is searching for a path to emotional and physical wellness." —Ronald W. Pies, MD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Lecturer on Bioethics & Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University; Editor in Chief, Emeritus, Psychiatric Times; author, The Shepherd of Lost Children and Psychiatry on the Edge
Marketing Plan
Professional PR firm: Imagine That Marketing & Communications has been retained to develop a targeted and coordinated media strategy that includes TV interviews with health reporters Web and Social
Media:
Dr. Wanck's website www.bickwanckmd.com includes a weekly blog on topics related to mental health and anxiety and depression and links to the website of his clinics at bickwanckmdassociates.com
He posts weekly blogs and actively interacts with over 13,500 connections on LinkedIn in addition to his new Twitter followers
Speaking:
A very active speaker, you can view his keynote talk, "Grand Rounds" as well as his 12 topic chapters at bickwanckmd.com and on YouTube Videos: A 12-part series of four-minute YouTube videos has been created to illustrate the various concepts in Mind Easing, which will be marketed aggressively
Marketing: Promotions will focus on an array of activities that target a broad reader base and a variety of media.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780757321542 |
| PRICE | $15.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 288 |
Featured Reviews
Melinda H, Reviewer
Think about what’s wrong before you try to fix it. If you want to heal safely and effectively, you’ll need to have a good idea about why you are anxious or depressed. There’s more than one possible cause of distress, and if you know what’s causing your anxiety or depression you’ll be better equipped to decide what to do about it.
Today more than ever, everyone must be her or his own healer, and this is especially true in the management of anxiety and depression. In the first major conceptual leap in mental health care in forty years, Mind Easing's Three-Layered Healing Plan harmonizes wellness approaches, therapy, and, when needed, medicine into a safe and effective plan tailored to the needs and wishes of the individual.
Just as the book suggest, Mind Easing
by Bick Wanck, is exactly what it teaches you... How to ease your mind in a healthy way that is easy for you to manage. I've dealt with severe anxiety and depression for most of my life and have never been great at managing it on my own, but when I was read this book, there were new ideas and tips on how to manage it better. It also talks about what can cause depression and anxiety, like an underactive thyroid. If you're looking for a book that'll offer a little extra help, then this is it.
Thanks to #NetGalley for the ARC of #MindEasing
Pub Date: 05 Mar 2019
Reviewer 74567
Dr. Wanck has delivered to the reader a "Three-Layerd Healing Plan" for anxiety and depression. The key standout for the reader is that you may not need all Three layers.
The Layer One would help the reader navigate possible healing without a need of professional. This could also build into healthy habits that would prevent needing going deeper or seeing wounds reappear. The habits that are developed through Layer One would lead to much better mental health along life.
Layer Two really did a great job about how the mind, body and energy affect the spirit and dives into spiritual healing. This level really hones in on seeing a holistic approach to mind, body and spirit and protecting and repairing that union.
For the readers that have deep depression and high levels of anxiety we get into concepts of hard and soft depression and anxiety. this was an all new concept to me as someone that suffers from depression and anxiety and jump at reading anything to understand and build tools to help myself and others.
Not dependent on what Layer of healing you need to work through, Dr. Wanck has done a solid job here delivering material to a reader.
Dyane H, Reviewer
Acclaimed psychiatrist Dr. Bick Wanck's book "Mind Easing" offers readers an empowering and unique way to move through anxiety and depression. I deeply appreciated the fact that Dr. Wanck is one of the founders of The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. I see a wonderful addiction psychiatrist who I credit with saving my life.
I'm grateful Dr. Wanck is not anti-medication, as it can be lifesaving. Psychiatric medications have been essential for my survival and for me to thrive. They haven't blunted me in any way; in fact thanks, in part, to lithium and an MAOI, I healed and accomplished my dream of having my book "Birth of a New Brain—Healing from Postpartum Bipolar Disorder" published. I'm honored my book has been endorsed by Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison and 20 other mental health luminaries and received overwhelmingly positive reviews.
Dr. Wanck' Three-Layered Plan is a pragmatic approach to mood challenges. I also enjoyed how he delineated "hard" and soft" forms of anxiety and depression. I strongly recommend "Mind Easing" to laypeople and professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of how to heal from non-life-threatening anxiety and depression.
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